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Republican state legislators are moving to make citizen ballot initiatives more difficult following successful measures regarding abortion, Medicaid, and minimum wage.
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Republican legislators in statehouses are moving to restrict citizen-led ballot initiatives after voters recently used them to protect abortion access, expand Medicaid, and raise the minimum wage. Lawmakers are reportedly taking steps to make such initiatives significantly more difficult to pass in the future.
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- •Republican legislators are moving to curb citizen initiatives following voter successes on abortion, Medicaid, and minimum wage.[1]confirmed
- •Statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder to pass.[1]confirmed
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Republican legislators in statehouses are moving to restrict citizen-led ballot initiatives after voters recently used them to protect abortion access, expand Medicaid, and raise the minimum wage. Lawmakers are reportedly taking steps to make such initiatives significantly more difficult to pass in the future.
- • Republican legislators are moving to curb citizen initiatives following voter successes on abortion, Medicaid, and minimum wage.
- • Statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder to pass.